An 89-year-old woman ended up with a criminal record after vandalising a car parked outside her garage.

Marjorie Mills, who was even described by prosecutors as of "impeccable" character, saw red when a young woman, Zoe Hughes, repeatedly ignored her notices and parked her Ford Fiesta in front of the pensioner's garage.

Mills, who lives in Rhos-on-Sea , damaged the wing mirror of the car and scratched it along one side.

Miss Hughes was told by a neighbour what Mills had done, and when she went to her car, she found a note saying 'do not park in front of my garage door'.

At Llandudno magistrates court today, prosecutor James Neary said Mills had been "at the end of her tether and acting in exasperation".

The court heard police quizzed widow Mills about the damage to two other cars, but she denied anything to do with that.

But she pleaded guilty to a single offence of damaging the 66-plate hatchback.

The case against her for allegedly vandalising the other vehicles was dropped for lack of evidence.

Her defence solicitor Richard Williams said police had been "enthusiastic" in following up the other allegations, saying he felt they had her pegged as a "one woman crime wave", leaving the elderly lady had been facing the prospect of a criminal trial.